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Bachelor of Arts in General Music with a concentration in Keyboard - Department of Performing and Fine Arts
Major Requirements Credits
Total Credit Hours 122.0
A placement test in music theory and performance is required before enrolling in any courses as a major. Students must complete or test out of MUSI 100 and MUSI 102 and perform a successful audition to be admitted into the General Music degree program. Please consult music program handbook for additional information. In order to graduate, students in this degree program must: 1. Obtain a grade of C or higher in all music courses; 2. Pass the Piano Proficiency Exam; 3. Complete juries each semester of applied lessons; 4. Pass the Sophomore Qualifying Exam (prior to 300 level of applied lessons); 5. Successfully complete a Senior Recital in the semester before graduation and perform a senior recital hearing one month before the scheduled recital date; 6. Earn a grade of P in MUSI 165 for five semesters.  
University College Core Curriculum 45.0
Freshman Seminar/University Studies* 2.0
Select one option from the following: (UNIV 101 And UNIV 102 ) Or UNIV 110  
Critical Thinking** 3.0
PHIL 110  
English Composition*** 6.0
ENGL 110 And ENGL 120  
Speech 3.0
SPEE 200  
Mathematics**** 6.0
MATH 121 Or MATH 123 Or MATH 124 Or MATH 129 Or MATH 130 Or MATH 131 Or MATH 140 Or MATH 142 Or MATH 150  
Natural Sciences***** 8.0
Select one of the following sequences: (CHEM 101 And CHEM 102 ) Or (NSCI 110 And NSCI 120 ) Or (ASTR 111 And ASTR 112 ) Or (BIOL 110 And BIOL 130 ) Or (BIOL 150 And BIOL 160 ) Or (CHEM 141 And CHEM 142) And (CHEM 161 And CHEM 162 ) Or (PHYS 111 And PHYS 112 ) Or (PHYS 121 And PHYS 122 )  
History and Social Sciences 3.0
Select one from the following: ANTH 210 Or CRJC 200 Or ECON 200 Or ECON 211 Or ECON 212 Or GEOG 210 Or GEOG 220 Or HIST 110 Or HIST 120 Or HIST 210 Or HIST 211 Or HIST 212 Or POLI 200 Or POLI 210 Or POLI 220 Or PSYC 210 Or SOCI 210 Or SWRK 220  
Humanities and Fine Arts 3.0
Select one from the following: ART 210 Or ART 211 Or ENGL 211 Or ENGL 212 Or ENGL 220 Or ENGL 223 Or ENGL 240 Or HUMN 211 Or HUMN 212 Or MUSI 210 Or MUSI 225 Or MUSI 260 Or PHIL 210 Or PHIL 212 Or PHIL 220 Or THEA 203  
Physical Education/Health Education 2.0
Select HEED 112 Or two from the following: PEDU 101 to PEDU 141  
University College Restricted Electives 9.0
Select any combination of courses from the following:
History and Social Sciences options above.
Humanities and Fine Arts options above.
6 credits of foreign language sequence.
3 credits of any 100- or 200-level class.

Notes

* UNIV 101-102 required for all first time students; UNIV 110 required for transfer students with fewer than 30 transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.
** PHIL 110 not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.
*** ENGL 108 and additional credits in ENGL 110-120 may be required based on profile scores.
**** Additional mathematics courses and additional credits in MATH 121-123 may be required based on profile scores.
***** Students are not permitted to complete the combination of BIOL 110 and NSCI 120 to fulfill Natural Science requirements.
 
Program Requirements 77.0
Music Courses 27.0
MUSI 152 And MUSI 281 And MUSI 292 And MUSI 351 And MUSI 352 And MUSI 354 And MUSI 381 And MUSI 391 And MUSI 431 And MUSI 462  
Select one of the following two: MUSI 225 OR MUSI 260 And select one of the following two: MUSI 394 Or MUSI 396 And select one from following four: MUSI 420 Or MUSI 430 Or MUSI 440 Or MUSI 491  
Applied Keyboard Courses 8.0
MUSI 165 (students need to enroll in MUSI 165 each semester during their applied music sequence) And MUSI 499 And select appropriate sequence from the following: MUSI 169 And MUSI 269 And MUSI 369 And MUSI 469 Or MUSI 171 And MUSI 271 And MUSI 371 And MUSI 471 (Each course in sequence must be completed two times in the 100-300 levels and only once at the 400 level.)  
Ensemble Requirements 7.0
Courses repeated for credit; select from the following: MUSI 110 Or MUSI 115 Or MUSI 120 Or MUSI 125 Or MUSI 130 Or MUSI 140 Or MUSI 150 Or MUSI 160 Or MUSI 191 Or MUSI 192  
Music Electives 14.0
 
Free Electives 21.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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